The GOP has cre­ated a di­git­al menu of 2016 pres­id­en­tial op­tions. And it’s full of people you prob­ably nev­er even thought of.

The list in­cludes plenty of ob­vi­ous con­tenders: New Jer­sey Gov. Chris Christie, Rep. Paul Ry­an, Sens. Rand Paul and Ted Cruz, and so on. But it also digs deep­er in polit­ic­al his­tory, stretch­ing back to Her­man Cain and Newt Gin­grich, and floats names like Sen. Kelly Ayotte and the al­ways-rumored former Sec­ret­ary of State Con­doleezza Rice.

There are some not­able names not on the list, like celebrity mil­lion­aire Don­ald Trump and one-time can­did­ate Mitt Rom­ney. But right now, the GOP is cast­ing an al­most com­ic­ally large net in its hunt for a 2016 can­did­ate.

At the same time, Demo­crats would prob­ably love to be able to put out a list like this. Once you toss out those who don’t stand a chance (sorry, John Bolton), the massive shop­ping list still shows how deep the GOP bench is right now. And once Re­pub­lic­ans set their mind on a can­did­ate, they will have to con­vince every­one with­in their splintered party to sup­port him or her.

President Obama has called for a "full review" of the hacking that took place during the 2016 election cycle, according to Obama counterterrorism and homeland security adviser Lisa Monaco. Intelligence officials say it is highly likely that Russia was behind the hacking. The results are not necessarily going to be made public, but will be shared with members of Congress.

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AT ISSUE: BENEFITS FOR COAL MINERS

Manchin, Brown Holding Up Spending Bill

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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) are threatening to block the spending bill—and prevent the Senate from leaving town—"because it would not extend benefits for retired coal miners for a year or pay for their pension plans. The current version of the bill would extend health benefits for four months. ... Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Thursday afternoon moved to end debate on the continuing resolution to fund the government through April 28. But unless Senate Democrats relent, that vote cannot be held until Saturday at 1 a.m. at the earliest, one hour after the current funding measure expires."

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PARLIAMENT VOTED 234-56

South Korean President Impeached

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The South Korean parliament voted on Friday morning to impeach President Park Geun-hye over charges of corruption, claiming she allowed undue influence to a close confidante of hers. Ms. Park is now suspended as president for 180 days. South Korea's Constitutional Court will hear the case and decide whether to uphold or overturn the impeachment.

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CLOSED FOR INAUGURAL ACTIVITIES

NPS: Women’s March Can’t Use Lincoln Memorial

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Participants in the women's march on Washington the day after inauguration won't have access to the Lincoln Memorial. The National Park Service has "filed documents securing large swaths of the national mall and Pennsylvania Avenue, the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial for the inauguration festivities. None of these spots will be open for protesters."